baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2364385-A (GB)
Title: Alpha 7 nicotinic receptor screening assays
Inventor: GREENFIELD SUSAN ADELE
IPC: A61P25/16
Filed: 2001-03-29
Abstract: The invention relates to the use of an alpha 7 nicotinic receptor to determine whether a compound is capable of acting as a functional analogue or antagonist of the Synaptica peptide upon said receptor, preferably identified by the effects of the compound upon the modulatory effects of the Synaptica peptide on induced ion flux through the receptor. Also claimed are functional analogues and antagonists of the Synaptica peptide identified by the method, which can be used in the treatment of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or motor neurone disease.
Patent GB-2361893-A (GB)
Title: Separating porous concrete bodies
Inventor: LUTKENHORST GUNTER
IPC: B28B11/14
Filed: 2001-04-05
Abstract: Porous concrete bodies 2 are separated from a cake 1 along parting faces 3a,3b by the action of fluid pressure along such parting faces. The fluid may be air and may be pulsed. It is applied by means of a sealing shoe 6 placed against a slit at the edge of a parting face through which fluid is applied. Preferably two such shoes are located on opposite faces of the cake and they are vertically adjustable to register with a slit. A plurality of such shoes may be arranged vertically spaced to register with each parting face of the cake.
Patent GB-2374892-A (GB)
Title: Glazing panel closure
Inventor: RILEY JOHN MICHAEL
IPC: E04C2/54
Filed: 2001-04-23
Abstract: A device 1 for closing one end of a glazing panel 9 comprises a body 2,3,4 of generally u-shaped configuration with gripping means 8 being present on the inner surface of the arm portions 2,3. Each arm 2,3 grips the adjacent panel surface 15,16. The gripping means 8 face each other and are within the bounds of the device 1. A gasket 7 may be formed from one or more beads 8 which may be co-extruded or bonded to the body of the device 1. Stop members 11,12 may be located on the inner surface of each arm 2,3 and a downwardly extending portion 10 may be provided so that water droplets will fall away from the free ends of the arm portions 2,3.
Patent GB-2375008-A (GB)
Title: Method for selecting to activate personal digital assistant or mobile phone in electronic device
Inventor: LAI CHENG-SHING
IPC: H04M1/72454
Filed: 2001-04-24
Abstract: Selectively activating personal digital assistant (PDA) or mobile phone in an electronic device. The device is operable to select to activate PDA or mobile phone. When the device is enabled, user can select to activate PDA or mobile phone through a menu. Thus a desired PDA or mobile phone is activated for use after the selection. By utilizing this, user may select to activate PDA or mobile phone in the device, thereby preventing from violating flight safety rules by unintentionally turning on mobile phone while taking an airplane. Further, such option can greatly enhance the adaptability of the electronic device, thus attracting more people to use it.
Patent GB-2380999-A (GB)
Title: Synthesis of oligonucleotide mixtures, and polynucleotide assembly
Inventor: LINNARSSON STEN
IPC: C12Q1/686
Filed: 2001-10-17
Abstract: Methods comprise synthesizing a population of oligonucleotides as an array on a solid support, such a population being useful in assembly of double-stranded polynucleotides. A method of assembly comprises optionally phosphorylating oligonucleotides in the array on the solid support, cleaving the population from the solid support to provide a mixture of oligonucleotides in suspension or solution; and assembling oligonucleotides in the mixture into the product double-stranded polynucleotide. Oligonucleotides form part of strands of the product double-stranded polynucleotide and may be assembled contiguously by ligation or may form a hybridised double-stranded polynucleotide containing nicks and/or gaps, and be assembled using ligation and polymerase chain reaction.
Patent GB-2386117-A (GB)
Title: Fluid treatment apparatus and method of use thereof
Inventor: REES ARTIS
IPC: C02F1/52
Filed: 2002-03-05
Abstract: A fluid treatment apparatus (1, Fig. 1) adapted to produce potable liquids, in particular water, comprising a multi-stage self contained system having at least one fluid treatment means, wherein the fluid treatment means includes a dosing device adapted to operate to release fluid treatment material at a rate that is controlled by the throughput of fluid through the fluid treatment apparatus. The dosing device comprises a inner tube 16 comprising a section holding material 18, and a space 24 between the material holding section and the outer body 23. Fluid enters the device by aperture 16a, reaches a screen 17 and the majority of the fluid is diverted back down the inner tube and out of apertures 16b into space 24. The fluid that passes through the screen into the material holding section is treated by the tablets and released back into the main flow by apertures 20. The material 18 may be an polymeric acrylic coagulant, and/or calcium chloride tablets. The system may comprise a tank divided into four sections. The first section (3, Fig. 1) may contain a flow regulating device, and the dosing device. The second (5, Fig. 1) may be designed to accelerate flocculation, while the third section (6, Fig. 1) contains an undrained filter bed (13, Fig. 2) and a secondary system (12, Fig. 2) to absorb soluble organics. A fourth section (7, Fig. 1) may be a storage tank. Also claimed is a method of using the multi-stage system anti-microbial materials are added to the treated fluid by passing the fluid through a dosing devices after treated fluid has been passed to the storage tank.
Patent GB-2389882-A (GB)
Title: Blind fastener secured in composite material
Inventor: JONES STEPHEN VICTOR
IPC: F16B13/14
Filed: 2002-05-28
Abstract: A blind fastener (10) is secured in composite material by forming a hole (48) in the composite material, filling the hole (48) with a liquid adhesive (50) and inserting the blind fastener (10). A deformable portion (62) of the blind fastener (10) is then deformed so that it engages an inner surface of an outer wall (40) of the composite material to support the blind fastener (10) whilst the adhesive sets.
Patent GB-2378260-A (GB)
Title: Integrated optic device with spatial filter formed by selective doping
Inventor: ROBERTS STEPHEN WILLIAM
IPC: G02B6/34
Filed: 2002-07-25
Abstract: A wavelength-dispersive device for processing a multi-channel optic signal includes an optic chip which can be a silicon-on-isolator (SOI) chip 2 defining array waveguide gratings 24, 32 coupled via a free propagation region 25. Array waveguide grating 32 is coupled at its output end to an array of light-receiving elements 34 via a second free propagation region 27 and each light-receiving element is positioned to selectively receive a respective channel of the multi-channel signal. The first free propagation region 25 includes a spatial filter 26 defined by selective doping of the optic chip so as to preferentially transmit a selected portion of the output from the first diffraction grating 24 to the second diffraction grating 32 and thereby reduce cross-talk at the array of light-receiving elements 34.
Patent GB-2376811-A (GB)
Title: Permanent magnet actuator mechanism
Inventor: PETRO JOHN
IPC: H01F7/16
Filed: 2001-03-15
Abstract: A permanent magnet, bistable actuator mechanism (250) that uses magnetic repulsion for actuation, the actuator mechanism (250) having a first translator member (252) with a permanent magnet element (252) displaceable between a first position and a second position and a second translator member (254) having a permanent magnet element (254) displaceable between a first position and a second position with the permanent magnet elements (252, 254) in mutual repulsion, the translator elements (272) being arranged in a frame (260, 262, 266) or containment structure (256) that limits displacements of the first and second translator members (252, 254) with one of the translator members being a master member (252) and the other being a slave member (254), such that displacement of the master member (252) from one position to the other displaces the slave member (254) in an opposite direction with the displacement process being reversible.
Patent GB-2383852-A (GB)
Title: Determining priority among multiple mobile computing devices to control an appliance
Inventor: MEADE II WILLIAM K
IPC: H04N21/45
Filed: 2002-10-14
Abstract: An appliance 13 is controlled by at least one of a plurality of mobile computing devices 12 with priority of control between the plurality of mobile computing devices 12 being established over the appliance 13 using a priority rule 520-536. Each appliance 13 and mobile computing device 12 includes a priority contention moderator 500 configured for determining and awarding priority of control of the appliance 13 to one of the first and second computing devices 12 according to the priority rules.
Patent GB-2394271-A (GB)
Title: A locker for drying clothing
Inventor: KANAVAS NIKOLAOS
IPC: D06F58/10
Filed: 2002-10-18
Abstract: A locker (2) for drying clothing, which locker (2) comprises a body portion, at least one door (6) for the body portion (4), at least one shelf arrangement (8) for receiving part of the clothing, at least one support arrangement (10) for enabling part of the clothing to be hung for drying purposes, fan means (12) for circulating air in the body portion (4), heater means (14) for heating the air, and water-collecting means (16) which is for collecting water dripping from the clothing and which is removable from the locker (2) in order to permit emptying of the water-collecting means (16). A guard (36) protects the heating means (14). The door is lockable. Timer means mounted on the door (6) is able to operate the locker for predetermined periods of time. Means also mounted on the door adjusts the electrical power supply to the heater means (14) and/or the fan means (12).
Patent GB-2391398-A (GB)
Title: Flow path for a liquid cooled alternator
Inventor: YOCKEY STEVEN JOHN
IPC: H02K9/19
Filed: 2003-02-25
Abstract: An alternator has an inner housing 12, an outer housing 38 mounted over the inner housing and a plurality of O- rings 40 positioned between the inner housing and the outer housing thereby creating a sealed flow chamber 42. The chamber 42 has a disk shaped first plenum 44 associated with inlet 66, an axial annular jacket 46, a disk shaped second plenum 48 associated with outlet 68. A first passageway 72 interconnects the first plenum and the axial jacket and a second passageway 74 interconnects the axial jacket and the second plenum. The plenums extend diametrically across the alternator, and the jacket extends around the alternator with the first passageway 72 located diametrically across from the inlet, the second passageway 74 located diametrically across from the first passageway and the outlet 68 located diametrically across from the second passageway. The embodiment of fig 1 (not shown) discloses the above arrangement without the restricted passageways 72,74.
Patent GB-2393370-A (GB)
Title: Microwave frequency communication over cabling
Inventor: LANG JACK
IPC: H04B1/69
Filed: 2003-07-18
Abstract: In particular an antenna may be positioned at a distance from the cable to couple the signal onto the cable and may comprise a monopole with connections in the middle to provided directional effects. Furthermore there may be provided means for making an effective, indirect (for example capacitative) ground connection at rf, the connection having an impedance equal to or less than the impedance of free space. The cable may comprise a bundle of conductors, each of which carries the same signal.
Patent GB-2390379-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for forming precursors
Inventor: MACNEIL JOHN
IPC: C23C16/448
Filed: 2002-04-04
Abstract: This invention relates to a method of forming a precursor for chemical vapour deposition including the steps of: (a) forming metal ions at a source, (b) introducing the ions into a reaction chamber; and (c) exposing the ions to a gas or gasses within the chamber to react with the ions to form the precursor.
Patent GB-2411053-A (GB)
Title: Electrical back box
Inventor: BERRY JASON REGINALD WILLIAM
IPC: H02G3/14
Filed: 2004-02-12
Abstract: An electrical back box comprises a back panel and one or more side walls wherein the cross sectional area bound by the wall or walls is substantially circular or is substantially the shape of an area defined by two or more semi-circular areas having a rectangular area between them, the straight edges of the semi-circular areas corresponding to sides of the rectangular area. Installation is facilitated by exclusive or predominant use of a tool for cutting circular holes. The back box may be self-cutting.
Patent GB-2399388-A (GB)
Title: Gate operator with ultrasonic speed and torque control
Inventor: PARSADAYAN WALTER
IPC: E05F15/20
Filed: 2004-03-09
Abstract: A method and system for controlling the speed of a swinging security gate 35 depending on its length is disclosed. It includes an ultrasonic system 71 for determining the length of a gate that the system is working with which automatically sets the speed of movement of the gate based on length. The system works automatically so that human intervention is not necessary to set the optimal speed once installed.
Patent GB-2396534-A (GB)
Title: Dynamic channel allocation in a frequency-hopped communication system
Inventor: KOPRIVICA MILOSH
IPC: H04B1/713
Filed: 2001-05-08
Abstract: During the course of communications between a plurality of transceivers over a frequency hopping wireless communications link, a transceiver begins evaluating the performance of each channel in the hop sequence, starting at a fixed point in the sequence. The transceiver proceeds sequentially through the hop sequence, until a channel fails to satisfy a predetermined quality criterion. A channel which fails to satisfy the quality criterion is considered bad, and substituted with a replacement channel from a set of available channels via an unacknowledged channel replacement command. The channel evaluation process is subsequently reinitiated beginning anew at the fixed point in the hop sequence, thus operating to maintain a set of consecutive good channels. In a further embodiment, the data rate over the link is varied in accordance with the number of poor quality channels.
Patent GB-2397694-A (GB)
Title: Semiconductor device and method of manufacture
Inventor: SON NAK-JIN
IPC: H01L21/336
Filed: 2003-07-03
Abstract: A semiconductor device prevents punch-through between the source and drain regions of a transistor and improves refresh operation of a memory cell. A trench (fig 6c: 208) is formed in the channel region between the source and drain regions in a semiconductor substrate, and a doped layer 210 for example epitaxial silicon fills up the trench. A gate insulation layer is formed over the doped layer and substrate, and a gate electrode is formed on the gate insulating layer. In alternative embodiments, a doped layer (fig 3: 112) is formed on the inner walls of a trench which is filled with semiconductor layer (114) and two gate electrodes (125) are formed so that the trench is between the gate electrodes, or two trenches are formed in the substrate, each filled with doped layers, and gate electrodes corresponding to each trench are formed upon a gate insulating layer (fig 7).
Patent GB-2403875-A (GB)
Title: Power management of WLAN clients
Inventor: RUE SEON-SOO
IPC: H04L12/12
Filed: 2004-06-08
Abstract: A method and system or access point (AP) for performing a data transmission process supporting power management of wireless local area network (WLAN) clients comprises the steps of and means for performing the following functions, respectively: when data are received through a network, storing the data selectively, wherein the received data are not stored in a memory when a current operation timing is in a first timing interval, and the received data are stored in the memory when the current operation timing is in a second timing interval; generating a beacon frame after determining whether data to be transmitted to the WLAN clients are stored in the memory according to a beacon frame generation interval; transmitting the generated beacon frame to the WLAN clients every beacon interval; and, when the transmission of data stored in the memory during the second timing interval is requested from the WLAN clients, transmitting the appropriate data to the WLAN clients. As a result, power consumption by remote stations is minimized.
Patent GB-2405983-A (GB)
Title: Gaming device with symbol display and movable symbol-revealing mechanism
Inventor: BAERLOCHER ANTHONY J
IPC: G07F17/34
Filed: 2004-09-13
Abstract: A gaming device (10) including a housing, a symbol display (106a, 106b, 106c) connected to the housing, and a symbol indicator (102) rotatably connected to the housing which includes at least one section (110) having a viewable area (105) to enable a player to view at least a portion of the symbol display (106a, 106b, 106c). In one embodiment, after a triggering event associated with a game, the symbol display (106a, 106b, 106c) generates a plurality of first symbols (109a). The symbol indicator (102) moves and positions the viewable area (105) to indicate one or more of the first symbols (109a) on the symbol display (106a, 106b, 106c). The gaming device (10) provides an outcome to the player based on the order of the first symbols (109a) indicated on the symbol display (106a, 106b, 106c). The outcome is based on the position of first symbols (109a) indicated on the symbol display (106a, 106b, 106c).
Patent GB-2403862-A (GB)
Title: Automatic sequential tuning of narrowband receivers of a wireless location system for voice/traffic channel tracking
Inventor: ANDERSON ROBERT J
IPC: H04W4/90
Filed: 2003-03-21
Abstract: In a wireless location system, narrowband (10-2) receivers are used in a mode, known as automatic sequential tuning, in which the receivers are tuned sequentially and in unison to a plurality of predefined RF channels. Signal transmissions in these channels are digitally recorded and used in location processing. A location record or report is generated to identify an estimated location of one or more wireless transmitters. The identity of the located transmitter(s) is determined by matching the location record to data indicating which wireless transmitters were in use at a time corresponding to the location record, and which cell sites and RF channels were used by each wireless transmitter. This method is especially suited for voice or traffic channel tracking of wireless mobile transmitters, such as cellular telephones.
Patent GB-2407303-A (GB)
Title: Snow chain for vehicle wheels
Inventor: CHANG CHIEN-CHANG
IPC: B60C27/10
Filed: 2004-10-01
Abstract: A snow chain to be mounted on a tire has a connection set 10 having a plurality of planks 11, each of which has an arch portion 12 and a connection portion 13. A radial chain set 20 has a plurality of radial chains 21 having ends coupled with the planks 11 respectively. A main chain 30 is coupled with distal ends of the radial chains 21, wherein the main chain 30 has a hook device 31 to connect opposite ends of the main chain 30 into an annular form. A coupling assembly set (40 figure 5) has a plurality of coupling devices (41) to tighten two of the planks 11, each of which has a rotary member (43) and two connection members (42) movably mounted on the rotary member (43).
Patent GB-2408161-A (GB)
Title: An RF amplifier with efficient low-power and high-power sections
Inventor: VICE MICHAEL W
IPC: H03F1/56
Filed: 2004-11-04
Abstract: Because it is difficult to design a single RF amplifier section that is efficient over a range of input power levels an RF amplifier for a mobile communication device comprises large and small output transistors Q1 and Q2 which are active in high and low-power modes respectively. The low-power section has an impedance matching network C2,L1. During high-power operation the switch Q3 shorts C2 to earth and the inductor L1 is absorbed into the matching network 12. Alternatively, the switch Q3 may introduce a second inductor (L2, figure 3) to resonate in parallel with C2 and hence provide an open-circuit when viewed from L1. There are no switches in series with the output signals and so switch insertion loss is avoided.
Patent GB-2408365-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for booking or ordering using IVR
Inventor: MCEVOY DEAN
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2004-11-22
Abstract: A method and system for making bookings, reservations or orders use an interactive voice recognition (IVR) system. A user of a web-based interface requests a booking or order by entering parameters, for example, name of the restaurant, number of people, date and time. The system calls the restaurant's telephone using the IVR and confirms or refuses the booking. Payments of commissions for originating and facilitating bookings or orders, and the registration of participating restaurants, are made. The booking service is paid by the restaurant for successful bookings. Credit is made for cancelled or no-show bookings, and a loyalty-points system rewards frequent users of the booking service.
Patent GB-2421518-A (GB)
Title: Water trap
Inventor: ERICSON KURT STURE BIRGER
IPC: E03C1/295
Filed: 2004-12-24
Abstract: A water trap for sanitary appliances of the kind having an inlet 5 and an outlet 12 comprises a housing with an upper portion, a central portion and a lower portion. The upper portion 4 has an inlet opening 5 adapted to receive the outlet pipe 6 of the sanitary appliance. The central portion 3 is connected to the upper portion 4 and has a cylindrical passing through space 10 and also has an outlet opening 12 connected to an evacuation pipe 13. A valve housing 11 is situated in the upper part of the central portion and incorporates an air admittance valve 8 located above the outlet opening 12 and has an air admittance area 17 between its lower part and the upper surface of the outlet opening 12. A lower portion 2 is connected to the central portion 3 and houses the main part of the water trap or seal, formed by means of a separation wall 20 extending from the central portion 3 into the lower portion 2. A protective jacket is also provided for the trap.
Patent GB-2407464-A (GB)
Title: VPN and firewall integrated system
Inventor: CHEN JYSHYANG
IPC: H04L9/00
Filed: 2003-09-08
Abstract: The present invention provides an integrated VPN/firewall system that uses both hardware (firmware) and software to optimize the efficiency of both VPN and firewall functions. The hardware portions of the VPN and firewall are designed in flexible and scalable layers to permit high-speed processing without sacrificing system security. The software portions are adapted to provide interfacing with hardware components, report and rules management control. In one particular aspect a method is provided of providing firewall access control functions, comprising the steps of: defining one or more access protocols; ```receiving a data packet; ```selecting a certain number (e.g. 144) of bytes of said packet; and ```processing said selected bytes using said access control protocols.
Patent GB-2422189-A (GB)
Title: Ceiling rose
Inventor: TOMLIN KENT LIONEL
IPC: H01R13/627
Filed: 2005-01-14
Abstract: A two-part ceiling rose A and light fitting connection means B comprises a bayonet-type fitting 4, 6. The device may be locked in place by means of straps.
Patent GB-2407091-A (GB)
Title: Allele-specific siRNA-mediated gene silencing
Inventor: DAVIDSON BEVERLY
IPC: A61K38/00
Filed: 2003-05-26
Abstract: The present invention is directed to small interfering RNA molecules (siRNA) targeted against an allele of interest, and methods of using these siRNA molecules.